• OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml
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    6 months ago

    On one hand, yea I don’t want brain damage. On the other hand, if it means I can move robotic limbs after being paralyzed, maybe it’s still worth it?

    Like the idea of having neural interfaces that don’t penetrate the brain is obviously great, but if that tech doesn’t come for another 50 years, what are the current people going to do instead?

    I’m not on the waiting list for Neuralink, but if I’m gonna be honest, the hate for it is over amplified.

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      6 months ago

      if it means I can move robotic limbs after being paralyzed, maybe it’s still worth it?

      I don’t mind the progress in science and technology.

      I don’t mind sacrificing some animals for that goal.

      The really terrible thought is that Elon is allowed to decide these things.

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        6 months ago

        Is it terrible that Elon can decide these things? Because no one else is as close to succeeding, and Elon’s not forcing me to do it

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          6 months ago

          Yes. He is famous for childish & narcissistic & choleric behaviour and nobody should trust him with any serious stuff.

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              6 months ago

              No need to ‘address’ thin air.

              Experts are doing things. Elon isn’t doing things (except boasting his ego and manipulate people’s feelings etc)

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      6 months ago

      I don’t think the concept is bad. I take a medicine that may give me cognition problems when I’m very old, but it’s remarkably effective for me right now and provides a significant quality of life improvement. So, I’ve chosen to stay on it.

      That’s different I think though from Neuralink as it is today. There need to be stringent safety measures in place and controls on testing. We’ve come a long way on neurology, but we still have a lot we don’t understand.